Ericho's art Reviews on Newgrounds

[IronMan]

Very nice painting

This was nice to see such a good picture of Iron Man made. At first I thought this might be a picture made from the creators of the Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 sneak previews. Let me just say that Iron Man looks a whole lot better when he comes off as being serious. This is just like the comic book or movie version of him. It seems to be taking place in a foggy area as that is what is in the background. I love how he manages to look so triumphant while only being on one knee.

It's a little hard to check out the specifics of his costume. The digital paint really works well to still include the details and colors of his costume. The shading is also great with the white streaks on the side of his body. It gives you a better impression of where he is at and what situation he is in. The fingers look a bit too cartoonish, though.

[Scarecrow Redux]

It's the best, beats the rest!

I am so glad to encounter an art piece by you that I have no choice but to give the ten star rating to. This is great because it perfectly expresses the true psychosis that the Scarcrow is in. This one doesn't even focus so much on pointy fingers as it does for sheer terror. I love the little skulls that are in the background. They're not just skulls, but actually a wide variety of terrifying things to look at. The marker shows its streaks but this is a situation where it completely help with the mad theme.

Nearly every part of his body is exaggerated in some way, but not to the extent where he looks goofy. This is simply him in his best environment. I also love how even the hook he's holding comes off as distorted. Easily the greatest justice that this character has ever seen in terms of fanart! He seems to be swirling into a vortex.

[Dad]

It's dad!

Woah, when I first came across this I knew it was going to be a depiction of that character. What makes you really get this one down is how much vivid detail you put into it. I can see from "More By This Artist" that you make realistic images like this. I honestly think that is what Dad would look like if he was not a cartoon! It's extremely creepy, but that of course appears in character for Dad. I can see that it is in fact a mask as I can see the straps holding it in place.

I don't know that much about biology, but that looks a lot like a carved out deer skull. That might only be because that is the animal skull I am the mos familiar with. I love how he's in this really dark setting in every sense of the word. It kind of makes you wonder what he would look like without his mask. I don't know how this missed Daily Feature!

[Send in the Clown]

There's the Joker!

I know that anything that says, "Clown" on it is not going to be pleasant. Of course, you went with the most famous evil clown of all, the Joker. The really cool thing is how he just seems to be lashing out and attacking you as you see the blood on the screen. It makes him intimidating and the picture up close and personal. There's no speech balloons, just those random "Ha's" that appear everywhere. It's art like that you makes you realize that words can be used in that way.

There seem to be some allusions to Heath Ledger with the way he licks himself. The saliva flying out of his mouth is another great touch. It looks like he might be near the rain as I saw lines near blue colors. This is actually a new record set for me for most reviews written in one day! I am so glad to be a prolific reviewer on this great website!

[Abandoned]

Best art piece I ever saw

This has unanimous 10s for a very good reason. It is absolutely fantastic and pratically flawless. The monster depicted here kind of looks like Cthluthu or some monster from that mythos. The title makes little sense but the image is just so amazing and haunting nothing else matters apart from how great it is. The owls in this kind of remind me of the owls from that one movie only a hundred times better (granted I have yet to see that movie). There's barely a blank space anywhere.

The creature's mouth looks like some kind of doorway into another realm. It seems like it's trying to grasp the owls in its sharp hands to devour or perhaps to mentally enslave. A picture is worth a thousand words and this goes to prove it. It's great to just look at the designs on the creature's body and wonder it works. The hands seem to have cobwebs too.

[Young Jonathan Crane]

Very powerful image

This is a great artpiece because it shows exactly what Jonathan Crane was like when he was normal. It is always interesting to take a look at deranged characters before becoming that way. The best effect is easily the Scarecrow face in the background. I don't know how you did it, but it's the best effect you have in your art pieces. It just shows what a shadow of a person he has become. I would know how stressful college/high school classes can be.

You keep your art style, yet you manage to not make him as dark as in other portrayals. I suppose it's safe to say he is your favorite character to draw. He still has those trademark claw-like hands and we see the nervousness in his eyes. You should make a flash cartoon featuring him or some other supervillians. The shading gets better all the time.

[Shadow Bane]

Glad to raise it from 3.41 to 3.43

This was amazing and I have absolutely no idea why this has such a low rating at least in comparison to a lot of other popular stuff! The coolest thing was looking at the little stitches all over his body. It kind of reminds me of the character Kakuzu from "Naruto". It also kind of looks like something from a nightmare version of "Where The Wild Things Are". I love the little ghosts that are around his scythe. Sometimes with audio submissions people put in a story in the author's comments.

This is the first piece of art I have reviewed where there was a story attached to the comments. It's a very interesting one as well. Congradulations on improvising it as the comments imply! When I first heard the title, I thought it was the shadow of the Batman villian Bane. I also love how his bones just strut out under his skin.

[Seras Victoria]

Possibly your best yet!

This is another submission where you truly give into the insanity of your art style. While I am not familiar with Hellsing, I can still appreciate how awesome this picture is! This is where you really let your sharp points show their style! It isn't just the fingers but also the teeth, tongue and maybe even some of the limbs. It's cool to see how this dark matter just flies out of her arm becoming her new body! My only problem is that there does seem to be a line near her tongue that shouldn't be there.

The pose is extremely terrifying as well. It's not enough that you simply show the appearance she has taken on, you show her actually doing something. It is left up to the viewer's imagination to see what will happen next. I imagine drinking blood would never do anything that good to you. It's a bit hard to see the breasts in this shot.

linda-mota responds:

NO SERAS BOOBIES FOR YOU!
But seriously, thank you so much for that review. =)

[Zombie Bats]

Ha, flawless

As far as I know, the Marvel Zombie universe has yet to crossover into the DC one. This was fantastic because it was a character who was truly their own. Looking at this, it's almost hard to determine whether or not Batman has a lower jaw. It looks like he doesn't, but it kind of looks like his neck extends where his teeth should be. This also has a background and a fairly elaborate one at that. His fingers look like claws which suit his form as a zombie.

He appears to be somewhat emiciated or dehydrated which is probably what would happen to a zombie. I like how you equally distributed the holes in this outfit. It's that macabre drawing skills that make this stand out. I would love to see a cartoon with him or some other superhero zombies in it. He also appears to be in front of a full moon.

[Zombie Spidey]

I know this!

Marvel Zombies has to be one of my all time favorite comic books! In fact, it was really the thing that got me involved with reading comic books in the first place (or at least buying them). I liked this art, but it could have been better. It just does not do much for me when you do not have a background of any kind on this. I'm not sure if what you have here or a white background would be considered "blank". You still captured the Zombie Spiderman pretty well.

This seemed more like an original drawing than a drawing of the Spiderman from "Marvel Zombies". Trust me, I would know every detail of his appearance. This is still good because it uses some really flashy colors and the bones are drawn well. I really like his feet because I just have always been fascinated by feet that go like that. It looks like he has a leech for a foot.